By Steve
Tuesday June 22, 2010
- Anne Lamott’s “Imperfect Birds” (Speaking of Faith)
- A best friend? You must be kidding (NY Times)
- Photographing White, Blue Or Greenland? (National Geographic/NPR)
- Dads who don’t live with their kids find ways to be involved (USA Today)
- Research shows only mixed results in efforts to tame teen sex behavior (Washington Post)
- Miley Cyrus: ‘I’m not trying to be slutty’ (AP)
- Bluegrass modernists punch their own ticket: The Punch Brothers found their voice when they moved to New York. But they won’t be pigeonholed stylistically. (Wall Street Journal)
- ‘Freedom of worship’ worries: New religious freedom rhetoric within the Obama administration draws concern by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra (Christianity Today)
- Toy Story 3 sets box office record: The latest instalment of the Toy Story series has become the fastest ever grossing film by Pixar, the animator, following its release last weekend. (Telegraph)
- Versace goes rockabilly chic for Spring/Summer 2011 (LA Times)
- Reality TV, book might be next for Abby Sunderland (LA Times)
- Abby Sunderland defends her trip: I know what I’m doing out there (Seattle P.I.)
- Abby Sunderland is a 16-year-old sailor; deal with it, America by Donna Trussell (Politics Daily)
- What we all have in common: Donald Miller explains why none of us “can be the person God designed us to be.” (Relevant)
- Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse (AP)
- The Year of the (pro-life) Woman by Ramesh Ponnuru (NY Times)
- Wall Street’s invisible gorilla is killing America’s soul: Why millions of Main Street investors cannot see they’re destroying capitalism by Paul B. Farrell (Market Watch)
- The Breeders’ Cup: Social science may suggest that kids drain their parents’ happiness, but there’s evidence that good parenting is less work and more fun than people think. Bryan Caplan makes the case for having more children. (Wall Street Journal)
- Ozzy Osbourne leads Dodgers fans in effort to break longest scream record (Paste)
- Keeping Churchill on the straight and narrow (Independent)
- Churchill changed "finest" speech during World War II: Winston Churchill made last-minute changes to a “colossal” speech during World War II, according to research carried out in Cambridge. (BBC)
- All-American Baseball Festival at Norman Rockwell Museum (Art News)
- British public ‘relaxed’ about synthetic life (New Scientist)
- Predicting Popsicle trends for 2010 by Melissa Trainer (Al Dente)
- The risks God takes: Why a little church history is a dangerous—and necessary—thing by Carolyn Arends (Christianity Today)
- A not-so-Happy Fatherless Day by Carl Kozlowski (Relevant)
- Chris Heuertz: Working together for what’s right. Affirmation of inclusion in the body of Christ is the purest expression of denominations, but too often they encourage exclusion, says the international executive director of Word Made Flesh. (Faith & Leadership)
- Least-welcome sign of Summer: Poison-ivy season is upon us, and the scourge of summer is shaping up for one of its most virulent and unpredictable seasons. (Wall Street Journal)
- Internally Displaced Person: A beautiful world by Roberto Rivera y Carlo (Colson Center)
- Frederick Douglass’s eloquent autobiography: Frederick Douglass’s 1845 “Narrative” was his claim to the rights conferred on a human being—to be his own master. (Wall Street Journal)
- Art Institute of Chicago intertwines Sound & Vision in exhibition (Art Knowledge News)
- Verse that sings in many styles: For her new album, “Leave Your Sleep,” Natalie Merchant composed music for 26 poems. Her eclectic choices grew out of a desire to introduce her 7-year-old daughter to music and verse. (Wall Street Journal)
- For the Lakers, another march in June. At least 65,000 gold- and purple-clad fans line the Figueroa Street parade route as the team celebrates its second consecutive NBA championship and 16th overall. (LA Times)
- Devo: Sell outs or subversives? The New Wave pioneers release a comeback album composed of songs selected by focus groups and marketed by record label execs. (Wall Street Journal)
- Matthew McConaughey: ‘I want to do some good’ (Parade)
- The return of swords ‘n’ sandals movies (Financial Times)
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